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CHAPTER 23.

Trustee's shall levy and col

off the loan

"fire loan."

CHEYENNE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AN ACT to authorize the Board of Trustees of the City of Cheyenne to levy and collect a
Special Tax to pay off a Loan, contracted for the purpose of Repairing the Steam Fire
Engine Durant, and for adding to the Efficiency of the Cheyenne Fire Department.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Ter-
ritory of Wyoming :

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees of the lect tax to pay city of Cheyenne, to levy and collect a special tax upon all taxable known as the property in said city, for the purpose of raising a sum of money sufficient to pay off the indebtedness of said city, on account of money advanced to said city in 1873, for repairing the steam fire engine Durant, and generally for adding to the efficiency of the fire department of the city of Cheyenne, known as the "fire loan," provided that the amount so raised shall not exceed the sum of sixteen hundred dollars, ($1,600).

Board shall

SEC. 2. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions make a levy. of this act, said board of trustees shall, at the time of making their annual order for the assessment of taxes for the year 1874, order an assessment of all the taxable property of said city, to be made in the manner provided by chapter eighty-two, of the session laws of 1869, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Cheyenne," and, in pursuance thereof, shall, at the time of making their annual levy of taxes for said year, levy a special tax for the purpose contemplated by the first section of this act.

Collector shall collect.

SEC. 3. After such levy is made, it shall be the duty of the collector of said city to proceed and collect said special tax in the manner provided for the collection of other taxes of said city by chapter eighty-two, of the laws of Wyoming.

Collector shall SEC. 4. After the tax is collected, the same shall be paid over pay over to to the treasurer of said city, who shall pay to the collector one per and he shall cent. of the amount so collected, for his compensation for collect

the treasurer,

pay off, etc.

His fees.

Payable only inlawful money.

ing the same, and the balance shall be applied to the payment of the warrants issued upon account of the fire loan, (so called), for the payment of cash advanced by individuals for repairing the aforesaid engine, and for adding to the efficiency of the aforesaid fire department.

SEC. 5. This special tax shall be payable only in lawful money of the United States, or in warrants issued upon what is known as the fire loan, and which are especially designated as such upon their face, upon the books of the city clerk of said city, and upon the journal of the said board of trustees.

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SEC. 6. If any person or persons entrusted with the perform- Any person ance of any of the duties enjoined by this act, shall neglect or be guilty of refuse to perform the same, or shall divert the funds raised by felony. virtue of this act from the purpose contemplated herein, or in any way misapply the same, such person or persons so offending shall be guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding three years.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after In force. the 1st day of January, A. D. 1874.

Approved, December 13, 1873.

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In case taxes have not been paid.

Proviso.

CHAPTER 24.

COLLECTION OF TAXES.

AN ACT Providing for the Collection of Taxes heretofore Assessed and Levied in this
Territory.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Ter
ritory of Wyoming:

SECTION 1. In all cases in which the taxes have not been already paid, which were assessed and levied by the board of county commissioners for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, in the several counties of Laramie, Albany, Carbon and Carter, as heretofore constituted and bounded, the collectors of taxes of said counties in whose hands the respective warrants for the collection thereof have been delivered for collection, or their successors in office, shall severally proceed to collect the same in the manner pointed out in the act entitled "An act to provide a Territorial and county revenue," passed by the Legislative Assembly of Wyoming Territory; Provided, That in all cases in which the franchises, privileges, right of way, road bed, real estate, personal property, or any and all property of any corporation heretofore or now doing business within this Territory, shall have been assessed or levied for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and the same has not been paid, the collector of taxes, after having made demand for the payment of the same, of any agent of said corporation residing in the county in which the assessment or levy of the taxes was made, where no demand of payment has already been Collector to made, shall proceed to levy upon, seize, and take into his possesseize property sion any movable or personal property of said corporation whatsoever to be found in his county, and sell and dispose of the same in the same manner and with the like effect as shall be, or is now, provided by law for the sale of personal property on execution. SEC. 2. The said collectors respectively are hereby authorized and empowered to levy upon, seize and take into their possession by repeated levies and seizures, any movable or personal property of such delinquent corporations, wheresoever the same may be found within their county, whether there shall be a subsisting lien of any sort upon said movable or personal property or not, and shall sell and dispose of the same in the manner and with the like effect to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, as is herein above Collectors to set forth and provided. The said collectors, respectively, shall levy upon and continue to levy upon, seize and take into their possession, the movable or personal property of such delinquent corporation, from time to time, until the whole amount of all the taxes levied or

Property how disposed of.

seize property

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assessed upon such corporation, its franchises, privileges, right of way, real estate, road bed, personal property, or property of any sort, shall be fully satisfied and paid, together with all costs.

from liens.

SEC. 3. The purchaser or purchasers of said property shall hold Discharged or dispose of the same, discharged from any and every lien thereon, of every kind and character; and the board of county commissioners of the respective counties wherein the property of such delinquent corporation may be sold, may, in their discretion, purchase said property, or any part thereof, at such sale, and thereafter sell and dispose of the same in such manner as they may deem proper, and shall apply the proceeds of such sale or sales to the purposes for which the levy and assessment was severally made.

SEC. 4. It shall not be lawful for any judge or court of this No injunction Territory to grant any order of restraint, or order, or writ of injunction to restrain the collection of said taxes by the sale of any property as hereinabove provided, but the officer collecting said taxes shall be liable in damages for any excessive levy, to the the corporation aggrieved, beyond the amount of the taxes to be collected and the costs of proceeding.

SEC. 5. It shall be lawful for the collector seizing upon any Posse comproperty as is above provided, in case resistance shall be made, to itatus. summon the posse comitatus or power of the county, to assist him in the execution of his duty, in the same manner as sheriffs of counties as are now, or may be empowered to do, in the lawful execution of any process authorized by law. Any person or persons who shall be guilty of resisting the collector in the execution of his duty in the levy or seizure of property, shall, upon indictment and conviction, pay a fine not less than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

after levied.

SEC. 6. The provisions of this act, as near as may be, shall Taxes hereapply to the collection of taxes hereafter assessed and levied upon the property of any corporation doing business within this Territory, except corporations organized for mining or milling purposes.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, December 10th, 1869.

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COMPENSATION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

[CHAP. XXV.

CHAPTER 25.

Compensa

tion per

COMPENSATION CO. COMMISSIONERS.

A BILL for an Act Providing Compensation for the Members of the Board of County
Commissioners of each County.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Terri
tory of Wyoming:

SEC. 1. That hereafter each member of the board of county month, $50.00, commissioners shall be entitled to receive for his services the sum of fifty dollars, ($50.00) each month from the county treasury. SEC. 2. That hereafter each member of the board of county ed in going commissioners shall be allowed, and paid by the county, his actual to and return expenses in going to, and returning from the meetings of said board, as provided in section nine, laws of 1869.

Actual expenses allow

meetings.

In applicable

to Laramie,

SEC. 3. This act shall not be construed to apply to the counties Albany Car of Laramie, Albany, Carbon and Uinta.

bon and Uinta

Chairman of SEC. 4. That the chairman of the board of county commisBoard, com- sioners of Uinta county, receive as a compensation for his services, the sum of twenty-five dollars per month.

pensation for services of.

All acts inconsistent with repealed.

Take effect.

That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, December, 10th, 1875.

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